There are lots of networking tips available, but we don’t often get tips on what to avoid. For a variety of reasons, it is important to be well networked, maintain your network, stay top of mind, treat others like you would want to be treated, and avoid mistakes. Not doing the right thing often happens unconsciously and can lead to lost future business. Below are some networking tips to to keep in mind………

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The 7 Tips to Building Relationships, Not Barriers.

Great post – especially the thrill not satisfy aspect – we should surely look to create the thrill or the WOW in as many ways as possible – a real case of over delivering where ever possible (although delivering the impossible is a genuine WOW!)

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B2Bs Win by Building Relationships,

Not Selling on Price

Fabulous article with some top notch research and stats showing how engagement with customers and the relationship that you build delivers and I will quote from the article “fully engaged customers deliver a 23% premium over average customers in share of wallet, profitability, revenue, and relationship growth.”

Loved the article and in the age of online the face to face or as Shawn says “belly to belly” approach is vitally important. It was mentioned about our EI and how important this is when it comes to building relationships and the trust that is needed for them to develop – interacting online does not always allow the full range of emotions to come into play. Face to face should always be part of your relationship building strategy – the same as social media is a part of your marketing strategy.

By Shawn Hessinger

Shawn is a journalist and social media networker with more than a decade of experience in the traditional newspaper business before moving to the digital world. He was the former community manager of BizSugar and the former community editor at AllAnalytics, a site dedicated to professionals in the business intelligence and analytics community.

ARDEN CLISE specializes in business etiquette, customer service, social media etiquette, communication styles and executive presence consulting. She can be reached at 206.708.1670 or Arden@CliseEtiquette.com